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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 13:24-37 — Advent 1

November 30, 2023 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Mark 13:24-37

Preface for Pastors and Parents This Sunday is the beginning of Advent, so here’s a children’s sermon on Mark 13:24-37, just for you. We are starting “Year B” of the lectionary, so for the next long while our focus will be on Mark’s versions of things — though there will be more than a few […]

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A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 24:36-44 — Advent 1

November 23, 2022 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

children's sermon on Matthew 24:36-44

Here’s a children’s sermon on Matthew 24:36-44 for the first Sunday in Advent. (If you want to see my regular “Monday Meditation” on the same text, click through here.) In the Revised Common Lectionary, Advent always seems to start backwards. Advent is four weeks preparing for the coming of Jesus at Christmas. It is also […]

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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 21:25-36

November 25, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 10 Comments

children's sermon on Luke 21:25-36

CC by Liesel-SA 3.0 unported For the first Sunday of Advent, I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 21:25-36. (If you are looking for my regular “Monday Meditation” on this passage, you can find it through this link.) The folks who put together the Revised Common Lectionary were not thinking about the preachers of […]

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Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Advent 2, Matthew 3:1-12

December 5, 2019 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Matthew 3:1-12

Locusts & Honey. Mmm… It’s easy to get sidetracked by the odd details about John the Baptist: He wore that stylish camel’s hair jacket with a nice leather belt. And he ate a high protein diet featuring insects — and like the kid’s poem about keeping peas on one’s knife, John improved their taste with […]

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Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Advent 1, Matthew 24:36-44

November 29, 2019 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Hey, this Sunday is the beginning of Advent! If you take your cues from the general culture you might think we were well into Christmas. The stores have been selling decorations and playing Christmas music since the day after Halloween. But the church doesn’t begin the 12 days of Christmas until December 25. The four […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: Advent 1, Matthew 24:36-44, RCL Year A, Second coming

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